The fine structure of endothelial cells of toad arteries
✍ Scribed by Piezzi, Ram�n S. ;Santolaya, Ricardo C. ;Bertini, Francisco
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1969
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 580 KB
- Volume
- 165
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-276X
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